Mississippi Edition

About Mississippi Edition

In a continued effort to provide relevant, interesting and engaging programming to our statewide audience, MPB Think Radio provides Mississippi Edition, a weekday news magazine program. Mississippi Edition, hosted by Desare Frazier, features the latest news of the day and interviews with the people who are making the news themselves. The program not only provides Mississippi news but also addresses the ways that national and world news affects our state. Desare Frazier as she shares the latest on Mississippi news, culture, and current events. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

MPB Think Radio

Category

government · news · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Jul 2016

Latest episode

5 Nov 2025

Latest episodes

2 of 1,963 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   5 Nov 2025

   10/31/2025: FBI Drug Trafficking Arrests/Legislature Public Education/Black Caucus Maternal Deaths

   The FBI arrests 20 as part of a drug trafficking conspiracy in the Mississippi Delta. Some worked in law enforcement. Leaders in the Mississippi House and Senate disagree on what public education policy they should focus on for the 2026 legislative session. The Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus hear testimony and recommendations to combat the state's highest in the nation maternal mortality rates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   29 Oct 2025

   10/29/2025: Education Issues | Center for Medically Fragile Children | Principal Recognition

   State lawmakers are trying to find solutions to two major education problems: teacher shortages and chronic absenteeism. Then, a new state-of-the-art medical facility opens, focusing on children with complex medical needs. Plus, we speak with a Madison County principal recognized nationally for her work in elementary education. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

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   29 Oct 2025

   10/28/2025: Jackson Revitalization | JSU President Search | Breast Cancer Survivor

   State lawmakers weigh in on how the legislature can help revitalize Jackson. Then, members of the Jackson State University community provide comment on the selection of a new school President. Plus, we hear from a breast cancer survivor about how she managed to overcome the devastating disease. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Inside a recent episode

5/1/20 - Clash Over CARES Act | Poultry Plants | Unemployment Analysis | Safe Start Task Force

Published 1 May 2020 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Attorney Roger Dulittle of Jackson is with the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. They represent employees at Cook Foods, Wayne Farms, Peaco Foods, and Marjack. He says safety is a real concern at poultry plants where people work close together. There's a debon line, a kill line, an evisceration line, a cut -up line. And these are all lines under the people's shoulder to shoulder. Dulittle says seven coronavirus cases have been reported at the Peaco plants and three at Cook Foods. So far there are no reports of deaths. He says plants are taking precautions like checking temperatures and providing masks. […]

Who has been a guest on Mississippi Edition

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Mississippi Highway Patrol
• Jackson Mayor
• Stacey Abrams
• MDOT official
• Mississippi Department of Health's Medical Director

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

3.3 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 57 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

86

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

71

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.